"Kuminga has been resistant to the deals with team options unless the money goes up. He's messaged to the Warriors that he'd view a contract offer with a player option in it as a sign of goodwill after what his side has described as "years of confusion" about his role and an expectation he'd return to fluctuating opportunities under head coach Steve Kerr and a likely midseason trade."
"Kuminga's greatest level of leverage in these negotiations is the one-year, $8 million qualifying offer, which expires on Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. ET. Kuminga would be willingly giving up $15.3 million extra next season, but it'd provide him with an inherent no-trade clause and 2026 unrestricted free agency with at least 10 teams with salary cap space, putting the Warriors at risk of losing their former seventh overall pick for nothing next summer."
Jonathan Kuminga did not travel to San Francisco and will miss media day, with no contract momentum before the team's first practice. The Warriors have maintained three offers: two years for $45 million, three years for $75.2 million (both with team options), and three years for $54 million (no team option). Kuminga has resisted deals containing team options unless the money increases and would view a player option as a goodwill gesture after describing years of confusion about his role and expected fluctuating opportunities. The one-year, $8 million qualifying offer expires Wednesday and would give Kuminga a no-trade clause and 2026 unrestricted free agency, risking the Warriors losing him for nothing. The Warriors remain unwilling to include a player option and expect either acceptance of a standing offer or return on the qualifying offer; sign-and-trade talks with the Phoenix Suns are dormant.
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